hey,
here is the thing. i am doing a reserch paper. i need to know how his book affected the outlook people had at the time.Because of the whole "life on another planet" thing.
this is my thesis for my paper:
the martian chronicles, by Ray Bradbury,not only became a well known science fiction novel,with the intense scenery and discriptivness; but also created a scence of fear and an everlasting openmindedness to the surrondings of people and the Earth.
any help at all would be greatly valued.
ellemarie

It's an interesting topic. I have never studied in the area of his impact on society in that way. Maybe others out here have?

Sorry I can't help out on this one. Can your instructor or a librarian make any suggestions?

As I reacll, the effect it had, was that it made people want to fly in rockets to Mars and start colonization. It made the outlook of exploring Mars and other worlds a bit stronger. But don't quote me on that. Your best bet would be to talk with a libarian or someone who has some historical knowledge on the impact of Ray's book of that time.

thank you both, Mr Dark for at least replying and spender for giving me some help.
with much gratitude
Ellemarie